Yum! Brands News & Media

Yum Brands misses earnings mark, Pizza Hut, KFC struggling in U.S.

August 5, 2025

Yum Brands has missed the mark on its Q2 earnings for the period ended June 30.

Yum Brands promotes Chris Turner to CEO

June 17, 2025

Yum Brands has promoted its chief financial and franchise officer to CEO effective Oct. 1, 2025, according to a press release.

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Yum Brands partners with Nvidia for AI technology

March 25, 2025

Yum Brands has partnered with Nvidia to accelerate the development of AI technologies for its restaurants around the globe. Yum Brands, which in total has more…

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Pizza market to grow by $70.1B

February 17, 2025

The pizza market is estimated to grow by $70.1 billion from 2025-2029, according to a Technavio report.

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Yum Brand promotes Joe Park to chief digital and technology officer

January 16, 2024

Yum Brands has promoted Joe Park to chief digital and technology officer. Park will report to Chris Turner, Yum Brands CFO, when he takes the position March 1…

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Yum Brands taps Treasure Data to drive personalized interactions

July 7, 2023

Yum Brands Inc. is deploying Treasure Data's Customer Data Platform to drive more personalized digital interactions, as well as spur customer acquisition…

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Big New Yorker back on Pizza Hut menu

January 10, 2023

Pizza Hut is bringing back the 16-inch New York-style pizza, the Big New Yorker, come Feb. 1 for a limited-time only at participating locations.

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Yum Brands taps Allyson Park as chief corporate affairs officer

August 5, 2022

Yum Brands has named Allyson Park to the role of chief corporate affairs officer effective Aug. 15. Park will have oversight of all aspects of the company's…

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Yum Brands meets Q2 sales expectations

August 3, 2022

Yum Brands quarterly same-store sales met its estimates as more people dined out during Q2 and the brand held steady in tacos, pizza and fried chicken…

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Exploring AI? Learn from Chipotle, Jason's Deli, Yum Brands

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Execs from Chipotle, Jason's Deli and Ampex Brands will share their journeys into the world of AI at this year's Fast Casual Executive Summit, being held Oct.

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Yum Brands releases annual Citizenship & Sustainability Report

July 21, 2022

Yum Brands has released its Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report, highlighting the Company's strategic investments in socially responsible growth…

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Yum Brands, UofL, Howard University launch Yum Franchise Accelerator

February 4, 2022

Yum Brands Inc. is partnering with the University of Louisville and Howard University to launch the Yum Franchise Accelerator, a one-of-a-kind MBA elective…

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Yum Brands to build in-house data academy in UK

November 1, 2021

Yum! Brands and Decoded are partnering to build an in-house Data Academy in the U.K. for the international restaurant business, according to a press release.

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Yum Brands enjoys Q3 sales growth

October 28, 2021

Yum! Brands worldwide system sales grew 8% and 4% unit growth financial results in the third quarter ended Sept. 20, 2021, according to a press release.

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Yum Brands to transition to cage-free egg products by 2026

September 9, 2021

Yum! Brands, parent company to KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, has released a global policy to transition to 100% cage-free eggs…

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Pizza Hut taps Aaron Powell as division CEO

August 27, 2021

Aaron Powell, formerly the president of Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Asia-Pacific Consumer Business, has bee named global Pizza Hut division CEO.

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Yum Brands bests Q2 earnings estimates with 23% SSS growth

July 29, 2021

Like McDonald's yesterday, and Domino's a week back, multi-QSR parent company, Yum Brands, managed to beat analysts' estimates for it second quarter earnings…

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Wheat prices head for the heavens, as most pizza stocks struggle

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

With skyrocketing wheat, gas and cheese prices, this week's commodities report does little to start the week off on a high note for pizza operators.

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Lofty gas prices flatten out, still gobble up pizzeria profits

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

With gas prices a hefty 10 cents more a gallon than just a month ago, pizza operators may be feeling a slight sense of relief in hearing those…

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Taco Bell, Pizza Hut , KFC parent moves to buy Dragontail tech/AI provider for $72.4M

May 27, 2021

Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut parent, Yum! Brands Inc., has completed a binding agreement to acquire the Australian-based foodservice tech provider, Dragontail…

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